Praying for Strength Matthew 26:36-46
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Praying for StrengthMatthew 26:36-46
Let’s think about our prayersWhat are they about?
Help me!Not me!
Why me?I needI want
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Today’s scripture tells us to pray differently
Lord, give me strength to endure what is ahead
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Preparations for the PassoverJudas agrees to betray
Lord’s SupperPeter’s denial predicted
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36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.
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Notice how we begin…He was full of emotion
Jesus knew what was about to happen
38 …Stay here and keep watch with me.”
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“Keep watch” with meStay alert
Do what I am doingBe concerned with what pains me
Pray with mePray for me
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39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”
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We assume Jesus is sayingI don’t like this plan
Change this planLet’s go to an “B”
But that is not what he is saying
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We assume that the cup is his death, but it is really all the feelings
associated with itJesus knows there is no other way to
atone for us
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What is he asking for then?The cup is the fear of the known
Remove the fear and anxietyHelp me endure the pain that is comingSorrowful, troubled and overwhelmed
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40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter.
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WatchBe concerned for me
Pray for me
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41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
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Watch and pray in order that…You do not fall into temptationThe temptation to try run away
“The Spirit is able”The spirit knows what is right
“The body is weak”The body feels that pain
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42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”
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“if this cannot pass away unless I drink it”… It implies that Jesus knew it was God’s will that He go to the cross, but He knew He could express His concern to the Father. It is good to know that God will not reject us because of our fears and confusion, but will work with us in love and faith as He worked with Jesus. We cannot even pray ourselves out of the will of God.Utley, R. J. D. (2000). Vol. Volume 9: The First Christian Primer: Matthew. Study Guide Commentary Series (219). Marshall, Texas: Bible Lessons International.
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43 When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. 44 So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.
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This time he does not even bother to wake them up
He is aware that he is all aloneHis disciples do not understand
the gravity if this nightThey have not been watching or
praying
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45 Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting?
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This time he wakes them…Jesus is not surprised by their
inability to understand the importance of the moment
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45 …Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”
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Notice how he started at the gardenSorrowful, troubled, overwhelmed
Frustrated with his disciplesNow…
He is determinedUnflinching
Ready
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45 …Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”
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In prayer we are often we are asking… God change something
God change usWe need to ask…
God give us strength to endure the coming storm
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God loves usAnswers prayer
But first of all, we have to praySecondly, we have to accept his willThird, often what we receive is the
power to endure
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PrayGod wants to hear our voiceWe talk to the ones we love
God can handle our complaints, and our whining
What God will not change… He will give us the strength to endure
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